Post Doc Fellow Internal Medicine

Position Information

Job Title Post Doc Fellow Internal Medicine Department Office of the Dean, College of Medicine - 31000 Pay Grade 1 Job Category Temporary Job Summary

BHC Services at Internal Medicine Clinics (85% time)

The Fellow establishes and provides Behavioral Health Consultant (BHC) services to one or more divisions within the Department of Internal Medicine to include Cardiology, Dermatology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, General Internal Medicine (primary care), Infectious Disease, Oncology, Nephrology, and Rheumatology. The Fellow's role is to detect and address a broad spectrum of behavioral health needs in primary and/or specialty care patient populations with the aim of early identification, quick resolution, long-term prevention and wellness as part of the interprofessional care team. This position involves a high degree of clinical complexity and advanced level skill in establishing BHC services and delivering evidence-based interventions targeted to improve wellbeing for a wide variety of patient presentations. The Fellow functions as a core member of the care team and works within established workflow practices and procedures at a level appropriate for nearing independent practice.

Leadership and Program Development (15% time)

The Fellow has dedicated time to engage in leadership and program development opportunities, supervision, lectures, and individual study

The Fellow provides creative problem solving, planning, design, and implementation of new workflows and team processes to create efficiencies, improve care, or respond to changes in the system. The Fellow executes and leads quality improvement processes and assists with data collection and management.

The Fellow trains residents, faculty, and other learners (medical, pharmacy, psychology and others) in the context of clinical work.

The Fellow is involved with the ongoing development of the Institute for Integrated Behavioral Health. The Fellow provides training, mentoring, consultation, creative input, or written products to aid in the creation of this entity.

The Fellow has strong leadership skills and participates in faculty meetings as administrative professionals.

The Fellow performs the following:

• Maintains a visible presence in the clinic and attends clinic/department meetings.

• Provides consultation and same day feedback to the care team.

• Is available for same day and scheduled consultations with patients.

• Performs follow-up visits and conducts brief therapy.

• Provides a range of services including screening for common conditions, assessments and therapeutic interventions.

• Conducts risk assessments and crisis intervention.

• Provides education for patients during individual or group visits.

• Provides brief behavioral and cognitive behavioral interventions for patients.

• Triages patients with severe or high-risk behavioral health problems and refers patients to community resources or specialty behavioral health services.

• Documents progress notes in the health record outlining assessment findings, interventions delivered, and recommendations made to the primary care team.

• Assists in the development and administration of clinical pathways and groups as needed.

• Maintains clinical records and other necessary paperwork in a timely manner to comply with all administrative regulations.

• Provides assistance in capturing program evaluation and fidelity measures as needed.

• Participates in education and training of care team members, medical residents, and other learners in behavioral medicine competencies.

• Leads the enhancement of integrated behavioral health services within General Internal Medicine or Internal Medicine subspecialty clinics including workflow, program development, and provider training.

• May provide site-based supervision to clinical psychology extern(s) if opportunities exist.

• Receives supervision from a licensed psychologist for 1 hour per week.

The value of employment at ETSU goes far beyond salary. The official workday is 7.5 hours, which includes a one-hour lunch/meal break. Regular benefited ETSU employees enjoy a full range of benefits, services, and programs including:

• Paid time off & leave

• 17 paid holidays

• Educational Assistance

• Health and life insurance

• Retirement

• Access to University facilities and services and much more!

Check out the ETSU Human Resources Benefits page for additional information at: https://www.etsu.edu/human-resources/benefits/.

ETSU is committed to ensuring that our students, faculty, and staff are valued and work in an environment of openness and acceptance. ETSU is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

Disclaimer: The Job Summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals in this classification. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Management reserves the right to revise the job or require different tasks to be performed as assigned to reflect changes in the position. Employees must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Formal training in Primary Care Behavioral Health or Behavioral Medicine.

• Experience as a Behavioral Health Consultant in a Primary Care or Specialty Care setting

• Experience working with chronic medical conditions

• Experience working with older adults

Required Qualifications

• Has obtained or is in the final states of pursing a Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical/Counseling Psychology or similar doctoral degree.

• Experience in behavioral health counseling and brief short-term therapy strategies and case management is required.

• Thorough knowledge and understanding of patient-centered medical home principles, motivational interviewing skills and evidence-based short-term therapy strategies.

• Ability to utilize assessment information and collateral information to conceptualize patient psychopathology.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of behavioral health consultation, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, cognitive-behavioral counseling strategies and their application to population-based care for preventive and chronic care issues.

• Comprehensive understanding of the interrelationship between medical and psychological systems and their impact on health.

• Experience in documenting clinical activities in a comprehensive, clear, concise fashion on a same day basis.

• Skill in efficiently organizing time so that unscheduled, same day services are routinely available to care team members.

• The ability to exercise sound judgment in appraising situations and making decisions regarding complex physical and behavioral health treatment issues in consultation with medical teams.

• Skill in developing effective working relationships with peers, supervisors and professionals in related disciplines.

• Ability to manage complex personal interactions.

• Demonstrated ability to act with minimal supervision on personal initiative using sound clinical judgment.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to maintain confidentiality in regard to patient care information and chart contents, as use of patient record and privacy of individuals must be protected to the fullest.

• Ability to maintain documentation in compliance with State, Federal, Professional and Ethical guidelines.

• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the position with or without accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Formal training in Primary Care Behavioral Health or Behavioral Medicine.

• Experience as a Behavioral Health Consultant in a Primary Care or Specialty Care setting

• Experience working with chronic medical conditions

• Experience working with older adults

Salary $47,844.

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number AS00761P Is this position subject to a criminal background check? Yes Is any part of the funding for this posting coming from a grant or outside funding source? Yes FLSA Status Exempt Open Date 11/23/2021 Close Date Open Until Filled Yes Special Instructions to Applicants

The closing date for this posting is subject to change without notice to applicants. All positions at East Tennessee State University are contingent upon sufficient funding.